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GM Strikes Deal, Union Ends Strike
Labor & Employment 09/26/2007General Motors workers return to work today after the auto maker agreed to a new labor contract with the United Auto Workers union. The deal ends a two-day strike but questions remain just how much the deal will save GM.Shares of GM rose $2.76, or 8....
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Auto workers set strike deadline in talks with GM
Labor & Employment 09/24/2007[##_1L|1370495228.jpg|width="100" height="135" alt=""|_##]Bargainers for the United Automobile Workers union and General Motors worked through the night in an effort to reach a settlement in contentious contract talks, facing an 11 a.m. Eastern time ...
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High court limits union use of nonmember fees
Labor & Employment 06/14/2007[##_1L|1232595256.jpg|width="131" height="91" alt=""|_##]The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld a Washington state law that restricts how labor unions can use fees collected from nonmembers for political purposes. The high court ruled the r...
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Labor organization asks NC to repeal bargaining ban
Labor & Employment 04/04/2007The state of North Carolina is violating international freedom of association labor standards by prohibiting governmental entities from bargaining with unions, according to a decision released Tuesday by the International Labor Organization (ILO), th...
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California State University professors vote to strike
Labor & Employment 03/28/2007On March 21, the California State University faculty voted overwhelmingly—94 percent—to authorize a strike for increased wages and benefits. The workers, represented by the California Faculty Association, have been working without a contract for over...
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Labor Lawsuits Blast Berger Commission
Labor & Employment 03/27/2007A group of public employee unions today filed lawsuits in opposition to the recommendations of the State's Berger Commission, which last year offered that multiple hospitals across New York need to be closed in order to control rising costs. The laws...